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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/03/006774 [Registered on: 30/03/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 26/03/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Food Supplementation]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Ideal food for severely malnourished HIV children 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluating the effect of nutritional supplementation combined with counselling on nutritional recovery in immuno-compromised children  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Mamta Manglani 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College 
Address  Pediatric Centre of Excellence LTMGH and LTMMC Sion Mumbai India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400022
India 
Phone  9821322071  
Fax    
Email  fmpcoe@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Rohini Sekhar 
Designation  Research Officer  
Affiliation  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College 
Address  Pediatric Centre of Excellence LTMGH amd LTMMC Sion Mumbai India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400022
India 
Phone  7738904325  
Fax    
Email  rohinisekhar60@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Rohini Sekhar 
Designation  Research Officer  
Affiliation  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical College 
Address  Pediatric Centre of Excellence LTMGH amd LTMMC Sion Mumbai India

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400022
India 
Phone  7738904325  
Fax    
Email  rohinisekhar60@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Rotary Club Aurangabad and Mahim Mumbai 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Rotary Club Aurangabad and Mahim Mumbai 
Address  Rotary Club Mahim Mumbai 
Type of Sponsor  Other [NGO] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Mamta Manglani  PCOE LTMGH LTMMC Sion Mumbai  Pediatic Centre of Excellence Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Medical college sion mumbai 22
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
982132071

mmanglani@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Human Research SRS LTMGH  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  HIV-infected children with moderate acute malnutrition between 6 months to 15 years,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control group  HIV infected MAM children with or wihtout ART who were given only nutritional counselling at first visit and during follow ups 
Intervention  Study group  HIV-infected Moderate Acute Malnutrition children with or without ART received micronutrient fortified multigrain laddoo of 30 gms giving 146 Kcal and 5 gm proteins Children were given one-third of calorie intake and half of protein requirement per day 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Month(s)
Age To  15.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  6 months to 15 yr old children with HIV infection fulfilling Moderate Acute Malnutrition MAM criteria and under nutrition as per WHO definition yet not on ART
6 months to 15 yr old children wit HIV infection who are on ART and fulfill MAM criteria but have failed to gain weight in 2 consecutive visits 1 month apart 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients already on vitamin mineral or any other nutritional supplementation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Increase in weight height and improvement in immunity of study group with respect to control
Vitamin C levels increased in the study group with respect to control 
Enrollment October 2013 to August 2014
Follow up August 2014 to May 2015
Analysis May 2015 to August 2015 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Vitamin C levels increased in the study group with respect to control  Enrollment October 2013 to August 2014
Follow up August 2014 to May 2015
Analysis May 2015 to August 2015 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/10/2013 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Title: Evaluation of the Effect of Nutritional Supplementation combined with counselling on the Nutritional Recovery in Immuno-Compromised Children Principal Investigator: Dr. Mamta V. Manglani Co-investigators: Dr. Alka Jadhav, Dr. Yashwant Gabhale, Dr. Mamatha Lala, Ms. Rohini Sekhar Pediatric Centre of Excellence for HIV Care (PCoE), Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-22 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary      Background: In India, infected children constitute 4.4 percent of all people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV. HIV and malnourishment creates a vicious cycle that eventually weakens the immune system further. It leads to poor nutrition, weight loss, muscle wasting, weakness and nutrient deficiency, impairing the immune system and reducing the ability to fight the virus. It also increases the risk of other infections due to an increased oxidative stress. Chronic oxidative state can affect immune systems fight against HIV, possibly by: increasing the production of HIV, weakening the immune system, making T cells destroy themselves, causing cells to make abnormal chemicals and making the body more sensitive to toxic effect of certain drugs. An increased damage wherein reactive oxygen intermediates called free radicals are generated may cause damage to cell membranes, proteins and nucleic acids, resulting in stores naturally occurring antioxidant reducing agents being depleted. Progressive oxidative stress and increased lipid peroxidation induced by the production of reactive oxygen species play a critical role in HIV replication and immunodeficiency. Such damage may be prevented or moderated by a normal antioxidant defence system that scavenges by reactive oxygen species. Antioxidants Vit. A, C, and E were found to be low in HIV infected children with respect to uninfected children due to an increase in utilization of antioxidant micronutrients-increased oxidative stress caused by free radicals. HIV-infected children are prone for malnutrition and are vulnerable for high mortality rate. Malondialdehyde, MDA, is an enzyme that is a marker of oxidative stress in the body.
  Aims and Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of nutritional supplementation on nutritional and biochemical parameters, assess the acceptability and palatability of multigrain mix supplementation; evaluate impact on CD4 counts with supplementation and to compare the levels of antioxidants in immune-compromised children before and after giving supplementation. 
  Materials and Methods: Open prospective interventional case control study at the Pediatric Centre of Excellence for HIV Care at a tertiary care institution. Hundred patients, 50 in the study group consuming nutritional  laddoos and receiving counselling, and 50 in the control group receiving only nutritional counselling, were enrolled and follow up was done for 6 months after laddoos were stopped for both the study and control group, so as to keep track of their change in weight, height and other clinical parameters. Special investigations like Vitamin C and MDA levels were monitored in 10 patients from the study group and control group each. 
 Study Duration: October 2013 to August 2015.
  Inclusion Criteria: 6 months to 15-year old children with HIV infection, fulfilling Moderate Acute Malnutrition MAM criteria; under nutrition as per the WHO, yet not on ART and 6 months to 15-year old children with HIV infection who are on ART but having failure to gain weight on 2 consecutive visits. 
  Exclusion Criteria: Patients already on vitamin/ mineral or any other nutritional supplementation. 
  Results: Out of 100 patients in the study and control group, 37 were female and 63, male. Majority of the children belonged to the age group 12 to 15 years, followed by 9 to 12 years, 6 to 9 years, 3 to 6 years and 0 to 3 years. Thirty-seven patients from the study group were on ART and 13, not on ART whereas 42 patients from the control group were on ART and 8 not on ART. The mean weight gain and increase in height was significantly more in the study group, p less than 0.001, for a duration of 6 months for which they consumed nutritional laddoos, with respect to the control group. When the laddoos were stopped, the mean weight gain of the study group was insignificant with respect to the control group. However, the rate of weight gain was 8 times that of the control group, 8.21 gm per day and 1.05 gm per day respectively, at the end of 1 year. The CD4 count was seen to steadily increase in the study group whereas was seen to drop in the control group over a period of 1 year. The change in clinical staging was also more significant, p less than 0.001, in the study group compared to control group. Majority of the patients, 17 consumed only 20 to 40 percent of the laddoos required by them based on their weight and height, followed by 14 who consumed 80 to100 percent of the laddoos. The Vitamin C levels increased more significantly in the study group compared to the control group and the MDA levels dropped in the study group whereas continued to rise in the control group. 
  Conclusion: This study provides a vital combination of protein and essential micronutrients and has proven to cause in increase in nutrition; weight, height and immunity of HIV-infected, MAM children. It runs parallel to the previous evidence found in literature and goes a long way in giving the HIV-infected children a better chance to lead a normal life and contribute to society.


 

 

 
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